Feds fund Native American health care boost in cities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Health programs serving Native Americans in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Reno, Nevada, are among dozens of non-profits that have been awarded federal Indian Health Service grants.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency says the grants are meant to make healthcare more accessible to Native Americans living in urban areas – and especially boost services in the areas of mental health, substance abuse treatment, immunizations, and dis